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My favorite Zohran moment of this campaign. And why, more generally, he won:

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I hope y'all are watching @lastword.msnbc.com

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Commie bastard. Lock him up!

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Watching Truth Social posts by Trump every hour, each more insane & unhinged than the previous one as he circles the drain of a malignant narcissist’s descent into dementia, makes it that much more ridiculous that media just spent a month on Biden while pretending Trump is sane.

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The fall of a republic "As a regular visitor to the US over the last thirty years and just back from the States I am getting a definite feeling that something is brewing" @northeastbylines.co.uk northeastbylines.co.uk/news/world-n...

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1/6 After April’s huge power outage, Spain is responding with climate leadership—not in spite of the crisis, but because of it. A new proposed law would ramp up renewables, storage & electrification to make 🇪🇸's grid cleaner, more reliable, & independent. www.lamoncloa.gob.es/consejodemin...

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This is a Hall of Fame reader comment on a very reactionary op-ed about Zohran Mamdani's victory that was published in my local paper today.

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In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done. My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it. I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.

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OK, here is your one-minute primer on the whole concept of "trickle down economics," from the obituary of Fred Smith, the founder of Fedex. I mean, if you still can't see it, I have no hope for you.

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CARTOON OF THE DAY… 🇺🇸

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“Forget about intelligence” is a pretty good mantra for this administration

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no accidents

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EXCLUSIVE — The Onion has a full-page ad in today’s NYT featuring part of an editorial calling out congressional fecklessness towards Trump. They also sent a copy of their latest issue to every lawmaker. My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...

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The racism is off the charts with this regime.

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#ProudBlue #Resist #History If that doesn’t give us a glimpse into #Felon47 ‘s mind, nothing will. What were the latest poll numbers?

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Reports indicate chaos erupted inside a secure bomb shelter where Prime Minister Netanyahu's family were located. Settlers stormed the bunker, confronting security forces and physically attacking Netanyahu’s son in a shocking escalation of public anger.

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When Presidents had a sense of humour.

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In case US Government removes it from web, this is March 25, 2025 testimony of the U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard that Iran is _not_ currently developing nuclear weapons and it is at least 2 to 3 years from having a bomb ("breakout"). #USpol #iran #nuclear #war #intelligence

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30 years

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this is gold 🤣. the political clarity is unmatched. i need the daily digest.

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FIFA Club World Cup ticket sales tank dramatically after the Dept. of Homeland Security bragged that agents would be “suited and booted" at the stadium in a now-deleted social media post

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If you want a reminder of how fragile civilisation is, have a look at the Village in the Third Reich Julia Boyd and Angelika Patel put under the microscope tracing developments there from Germany's humiliation at Versailles to the aftermath of WW2. Great book. Lovely village. Frighteningly topical.

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🔴‘The Telegraph Headline That Exposes the Hollowness of Right-Wing Rage’ The coverage of Greta Thunberg’s Gaza flotilla tells you everything you need to know about the media’s failings, argues @mathildamall.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/06/16/t...

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Facts matter.

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Angel City FC showed its support for immigrant culture during Saturday's home match amid immigration raids and the resulting protests in Los Angeles. The club distributed 10,000 shirts which read “Immigrant City Football Club" to fans at the game. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/642...

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Remember, everything Netanyahu does is to keep himself out of prison. For the sake of one crook's liberty, tens of thousands of people have been murdered, and now a possible full-scale war has been provoked. Israel must rise up and unseat him.

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These are the people that make America great 🇲🇽🇺🇸

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Newsom: "This is what he does. He creates a problem and then he tries to be a hero in his own Marvel movie ... he initiated those raids. He significantly increased the scale and scope of those raids. That's why he wants the National Guard."

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PAY ATTENTION: They didn’t just erase our history. They criminalized it. Now they’re banning every page that tells the truth. But we remember. And we wrote it down.

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Sam Altman's latest blog reveals the energy costs of running ChatGPT. Lately OpenAI was bragging about 1 billion queries daily, so summing it up: Running (not training) ChatGPT uses over 10 GWh monthly on average, plus nearly 10 million liters of water. Insane. blog.samaltman.com/the-gentle-s...

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Dozens of journalists were assaulted by law enforcement in Los Angeles this weekend. The press were just doing their job -- a sacred one explicitly protected by law. Press rights orgs will follow up collectively tomorrow. Tonight, I emailed evidence to local/state/federal officials. My sign off:

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LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social

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Carlos Alcaraz on winning his 5th Grand Slam at 22 years, 1 month, & 3 days old, the exact same age as Rafa Nadal won his 5th: ‘I’m gonna say that’s destiny I guess. It’s a stat that I’m gonna keep with me forever’ 🥹 (via Roland Garros Press)

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NEW: The Greens are calling on Anthony Albanese to speak with Donald Trump about the "deliberate shooting" of Australian journalist Lauren Tomasi, who was hit with a rubber bullet fired by a police officer in Los Angeles WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFH1...

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"Tanner, a chemist at the Univ. of Mississippi working to develop a novel approach for treating glioblastoma, was notified in April that the grant was terminated. “I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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How on earth can this country still hold the World Cup and Olympics next year??

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Tanks being moved into DC. National guard being mobilized in LA. Paramilitary thugs being unleashed across America. It's summer in America in fascism is in full bloom.

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So do we get why I was banned from speaking about Pinochet at the Naval Academy now?

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ICE, as directed by Trump, is doing exactly these things. I’m worried sick the WAY too many Americans are either not informed about it - or worse, don’t care. Trump’s lifelong dream is to become a ruthless dictator ala Putin/Hitler/KimJongUn. He’s accomplishing Nazi Germany.

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Trump ended DEI hiring so that he can hire 22 year olds to run counter-terrorism sections.

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